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Dissociation constant

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Reference
Endpoint:
dissociation constant
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
study well documented, meets generally accepted scientific principles, acceptable for assessment
Remarks:
Meets generally accepted scientific standards, well documented and acceptable for assessment.
Justification for type of information:
REPORTING FORMAT FOR THE ANALOGUE APPROACH

1. HYPOTHESIS FOR THE ANALOGUE APPROACH
Read-across is justified on the basis that phosphoric acid is the parent acid for all inorganic phosphates.

2. SOURCE AND TARGET CHEMICAL(S) (INCLUDING INFORMATION ON PURITY AND IMPURITIES)
See read-across justification report under Section 13 ‘Assessment Reports’.

3. ANALOGUE APPROACH JUSTIFICATION
See read-across justification report under Section 13 ‘Assessment Reports’.

4. DATA MATRIX
See read-across justification report under Section 13 ‘Assessment Reports’.
Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
read-across: supporting information
Qualifier:
no guideline followed
Principles of method if other than guideline:
No experimental determination of the dissociation constants in water was performed for the test materials as it was anticipated that on performance of the test procedures, as detailed in Method 112 of the OECD Guidelines for Testing of Chemicals, 12 May 1981, that the resulting dissociation constants determined would be that of the parent anions only, for which literature values are available. For example, it is anticipated that different types of orthophosphate will demonstrate significantly different pH values in water due to increasing numbers of protons being substituted with the particular cation on titration with acid or base as appropriate, the actual dissociation constants determined for each compound would be common, i.e. that of the triprotic acid anion. Titrations would also be expected to be similar irrespective of the counter ion.
GLP compliance:
no
Dissociating properties:
yes
No.:
#1
pKa:
2.16
Temp.:
25 °C
No.:
#2
pKa:
7.21
Temp.:
25 °C
No.:
#3
pKa:
12.32
Temp.:
25 °C

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Conclusions:
Read-across is justified on the basis that phosphoric acid is the parent acid for all inorganic phosphates.

Description of key information

No experimental determination of the dissociation constants in water was performed for the test materials as it was anticipated that on performance of the test procedures, as detailed in Method 112 of the OECD Guidelines for Testing of Chemicals, 12 May 1981, that the resulting dissociation constants determined would be that of the parent anions only, for which literature values are available. For example, it is anticipated that different types of orthophosphate will demonstrate significantly different pH values in water due to increasing numbers of protons being substituted with the particular cation on titration with acid or base as appropriate, the actual dissociation constants determined for each compound would be common, i.e. that of the triprotic acid anion. Titrations would also be expected to be similar irrespective of the counter ion. Read-across is justified on the basis that phosphoric acid is the parent acid for all inorganic phosphates. 

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Results:

 No. pKa  Temperature (°C)
 #1  2.16  25
 #2  7.21  25
 #3  12.32  25